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<div class=Section1>

<p class=xml><span style='font-family:Arial'><img width=281 height=87
src="CompetencyTypes_files/image001.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

<p class=MsoTitle>CompetencyTypes </p>

<p class=MsoTitle>Recommendation, 2007 April 15</p>

<p class=heading3preface style='margin-top:6.0pt'>Editor:</p>

<p class=prefacetext>Chuck Allen, HR-XML</p>

<p class=heading3preface style='margin-top:6.0pt'>Contributors:</p>

<p class=prefacetext>Drew Cox, ePredix; Kim Bartkus, HR-XML Consortium; Paul
Kiel, HR-XML Consortium; Romuald Restout, Humanuo; Claude Ostyn, IEEE Learning
Standards Committee Liaison; Paul Storfer, InScope; Kathi Dolan, Manpower; Jon
Lehto, Monster.com; David Scott, Oracle; Christine Lu, Oracle</p>

<p class=prefacetext style='margin-left:0in'><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p class=prefacetext style='margin-left:0in'><b>Copyright &copy; 2007 HR-XML
Consortium, Inc.</b></p>

<p class=prefacetext style='margin-left:0in'>&nbsp; </p>

<div style='border:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:24.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>

<p class=heading2preface style='margin-top:12.0pt'>Abstract</p>

</div>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:Arial'>This documents the
reusable data types available within the ComptencyTypes schema. This first
version of this schema includes a global element and data type for referencing
competencies. Other reusable competency-related data types may be added in the
future. </span></p>

<span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br clear=all
style='page-break-before:always'>
</span>

<p class=heading2preface style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Table of Contents</p>

<p class=MsoToc1><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009726">1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Overview<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>.. 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009727">1.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Objective<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009728">1.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Terminology<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009729">1.2.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Competency Id<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009730">1.2.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Proficiency Level<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'> 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009731">1.2.3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Proficiency Scale<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 3</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009732">1.2.4<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Specified Competency Reference<span style='color:windowtext;display:
none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc1><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009733">2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Scope<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009734">2.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Inside Scope<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009735">2.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Outside Scope<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009736">2.3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Relationship to Other Projects<span style='color:windowtext;display:
none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009737">2.3.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>HR-XML Competency Schema<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 4</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009738">2.3.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>E-Learning Standards<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 5</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc1><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009739">3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Competency References<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 5</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009740">3.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Overview<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>.. 5</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009741">3.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Use Cases<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 5</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc2><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009742">3.3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-style:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Implementation Patterns / Recommendations<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 6</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009743">3.3.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Use of EntityIdType<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 6</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009744">3.3.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Recommended Pattern for Competency Identifiers<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 6</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009745">3.3.3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Alternative Patterns for Competency Identifiers<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 7</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009746">3.3.4<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 7</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009747">3.3.5<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Extensions<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 8</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc1><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009748">4<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Schema Design<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 9</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009749">4.1.1<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>CompetencyId<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 9</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009750">4.1.2<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 9</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009751">4.1.3<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Element Definitions<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 9</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc3><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009752">4.1.4<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Global Types<span style='color:windowtext;display:none'>. 10</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc1><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="#_Toc109009753">5<span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Appendix B &#8211; Related Documents<span style='color:windowtext;
display:none'>. 10</span></a></span></p>

<p class=MsoToc1>&nbsp;</p>

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name="_Toc493472808"></a>1<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Overview</h1>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009727">1.1</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Objective</h2>

<p class=MsoNormal>The CompetencyTypes schema is intended as a schema to hold
data types and reusable components related to competencies. This schema is
designed to be included in other HR-XML schemas. The first version of the schema
includes two simple components, a globally scoped element called
&#8220;CompetencyId&#8221; and a data type named
&#8220;SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType&#8221;. These components are explained
in the sections that follow.</p>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009728">1.2</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Terminology
</h2>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009729"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><span
style='color:black'>1.2.1</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Competency
Id</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>An identifier that can be used to reference a single
competency within a taxonomy or an identifiable cluster, node, or grouping of
competencies within such a taxonomy. For further information, see Section 3,
Competency References.</p>

<h3><a name="_Ref108415486"></a><a name="_Toc109009730"></a><span
style='color:black'>1.2.2</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Proficiency
Level</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Broadly speaking, a
proficiency level is a rating or point on a scale indicating the amount or
extent of a competency measured, observed, or required. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Many competency dictionaries or taxonomies include a
proficiency scale applied across competency definitions. Some competency
taxonomies may not follow this pattern and have proficiency expressed in a way
that is tied to competency definition or that can be referenced directly by a
competency identifier. </p>

<h3><a name="_Ref108420855"></a><a name="_Toc109009731"></a><a
name="_Ref108420863"></a><a name="_Ref108420859"></a><span style='color:black'>1.2.3</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Proficiency Scale</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>Within formal competency taxonomies, proficiency usually is
expressed upon some type of scale. &nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal>The ProficiencyLevel element defined within the
CompetencyTypes schema is a string. It is intended to accommodate numeric as
well as non-numeric data. It includes no attributes relating to scale. One of
the important design assumptions is that trading partners understand and agree
upon the scale for the proficiency level data they exchange. It is assumed that
the proficiency level values are appropriate and meaningful within the scale
for the target competencies being referenced. This assumption greatly
simplifies data exchange and is consistent with many use cases.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal>ProficiencyLevel is locally scoped within the
SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType and therefore will not constrain or collide
with any future HR-XML work that might focus upon a richer definition to
express and exchange information about scales.</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009732"><span style='color:black'>1.2.4</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Specified Competency Reference</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>The term &#8220;Specified Competency Reference&#8221; was
chosen to distinguish, where necessary, references to a &#8220;base&#8221; or
&#8220;generic&#8221; definition of a competency and a reference to a
competency at a particular proficiency level.&nbsp; The
SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType provides for the latter capability. It pairs a
CompetencyId element optionally with a ProficiencyLevel element.&nbsp; As
mentioned within Section 1.2.2, Proficiency Level, there are differences in the
structure and design of competency dictionaries/taxonomies. The CompetencyId
and SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType provide flexible options for constructing
references in a way that is not dependent on a particular type of taxonomy
design or structure.</p>

<h1><a name="_Toc109009733">2</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Scope</h1>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009734">2.1</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Inside
Scope</h2>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal><b>Practical exchange of competency references.</b>&nbsp;
     This specification provides a flexible means for trading partners to
     referencing a known competency by its identifier.&nbsp; The CompetencyId
     and SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType are global components that schema
     designers can use flexibly to accommodate a variety of exchange scenarios.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009735">2.2</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Outside Scope</h2>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal><b>Competency taxonomies.</b>&nbsp; This specification
     does not address or recommend a particular means of structuring taxonomies
     nor does it provide for the exchange of taxonomies. This latter topic may
     be taken up in the future, but is not part of the current scope of work.</li>
 <li class=MsoNormal><b>Proficiency levels.</b> The specification does not
     prescribe a methodology or means of associating proficiency levels with
     competencies but does it attempt to accommodate common practices in
     recommended patterns for constructing competency references.</li>
 <li class=MsoNormal><b>Proficiency level scales.</b> This specification does
     not define a scale, a means of expressing scales, or the metadata
     necessary to understand, normalize, or compare different scales. See
     Section, 1.2.3, Proficiency Scale, above. This topic may be taken up in
     the future, but is not part of the current scope of work.</li>
</ul>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009736">2.3</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Relationship
to Other Projects</h2>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009737"><span style='color:black'>2.3.1</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>HR-XML Competency Schema</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>The data types covered in this first version of the schema
are not intended to overlap or conflict with HR-XML&#8217;s existing Competency
specification.</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009738"><span style='color:black'>2.3.2</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>E-Learning Standards</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none'>The
recommendations for constructing competency identifiers (see Section 3.3.2,
Recommended Pattern for Competency Identifiers) take into consideration the
prior work and current directions of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards
Committee and the <span style='color:black'>IMS Global Learning Consortium,
Inc.&nbsp; These groups</span> seek to support identifiers that are
&#8220;persistent,&#8221; &#8220;globally unique,&#8221; and
&#8220;location-independent.&#8221;</p>

<h1 style='margin-top:12.0pt'><a name="_Ref108415940"></a><a
name="_Toc109009739"></a>3<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Competency References</h1>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009740">3.1</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Overview</h2>

<p class=MsoNormal>In many HR business processes, trading partners work with a
pre-agreed upon competency taxonomy or otherwise known set of competency
definitions. In many transactions, it is not necessary or desirable to
communicate an entire competency definition or the taxonomy. Rather, in many
contexts it is much more efficient and useful to merely communicate the
identifier for a competency definition that the trading partners can access and
understand by relying on a prior agreement or exchange of information. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal>The CompetencyTypes schema contains a global element
(global, in the sense that it can be referenced directly in any schemas within
the HR-XML namespace) and a data type intended to be used by HR-XML schema
designers in the construction of competency references. The sections below
describe these components and recommend a pattern for HR-XML schema designers
to use in constructing competency references within HR-XML Schemas. </p>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009741">3.2</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Use Cases</h2>

<p class=MsoNormal>There are a wide variety of HR business processes that require
trading partners to reference competencies. An immediate use case driving the
work of the Competency Workgroup was a requirement from the HR-XML Assessment
workgroup to support the query of test catalogs by competency. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal>As depicted in Figure 1: HR-XML Assessment Catalog Query, an
employer&#8217;s HR specialist may want to query an assessment provider&#8217;s
catalog of tests to discover tests that measure competencies related to success
in a particular job. In the Assessment Catalog use case, the Catalog Query includes
a filter string, which can reference competencies within a known or agreed upon
taxonomy. After applying the filter, the assessment provider would return
information about assessments for the specified competencies. The
AssessmentCatalog result optionally allows a list of
&quot;CompetenciesAssessed,&quot; which are identifiers for the competencies to
be measured.&nbsp; Using the results of such a query (as well as other expert
advice and research), the specialist could add particular test packages to the
applicant tracking system&#8217;s hiring workflow for a particular
position.&nbsp; For further information, please refer to the documentation for
CompetencyCatalog (See Appendix B &#8211; Related Documents). </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid'><img border=0 width=609
height=295 src="CompetencyTypes_files/image002.gif"></p>

<p class=MsoCaption><a name="_Ref108418068">Figure </a>1: HR-XML Assessment
Catalog Query</p>

<h2><a name="_Toc109009742">3.3</a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Implementation
Patterns / Recommendations</h2>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009743"><span style='color:black'>3.3.1</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Use of EntityIdType</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>The CompetencyTypes schema includes the globally scoped
element &#8220;CompetencyId&#8221;.&nbsp; CompetencyId is recommended as the
primary way to construct references to competency definitions. CompetencyId
makes use of HR-XML&#8217;s EntityId schema and is of the type
&#8220;EntityIdType&#8221;. (see separate specification titled &#8220;Entity
Identifiers&#8221; referenced within Appendix B &#8211; Related Documents). </p>

<h3><a name="_Ref108422037"></a><a name="_Toc109009744"></a><a
name="_Ref108422042"></a><span style='color:black'>3.3.2</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Recommended Pattern for Competency Identifiers</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>For maximum
efficiency and interoperability, HR-XML recommends that each competency or node
within a competency taxonomy be identifiable by a Uniform Resource Name (URN)
as defined within RFC 2141 and RFC 2396, as amended by RFC 2732. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'>A URN follows this syntax:</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>urn: [Namespace Identifier]
: [Namespace specific string]</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>RFC 2141/2396/2732
requires that the Uniform Resource Name remain globally unique and persistent.
Note that RFC 2141/2396/2732 requires encoding of reserved characters.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>Example:</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&nbsp; &lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span>urn:SkillSourceX:A0BA2874-82D5-49AB-8929-CD6E99BE5656-1<span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009745"><span style='color:black'>3.3.3</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Alternative Patterns for Competency Identifiers</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>While HR-XML
recommends the use of URN-based competency identifiers, at the time of this
writing, competency content providers do not commonly follow such a convention.
Publishers of competency taxonomies typically use proprietary identifier
schemes or lack a formally articulated identifier scheme altogether. In such
cases, the flexibility of the EntityIdType structure can be used to capture
proprietary identifier schemes or descriptive &#8220;facet&#8221; identifiers. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>Example:</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:blue'>&lt;</span><span
style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span style='color:red'> idOwner</span><span
style='color:blue'>=&quot;</span>SkillSourceX<span style='color:blue'>&quot; </span><span
style='color:red'>validFrom</span><span style='color:blue'>=&#8221;</span>2005-01-01<span
style='color:blue'>&#8221; </span><span style='color:red'>validTo</span><span
style='color:blue'>=&#8221;</span>2007-01-01<span style='color:blue'>&#8221;&gt;<br>
&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span style='color:red'>
name</span><span style='color:blue'>=&quot;</span><span style='color:black'>Catalog</span><span
style='color:blue'>&quot;&gt;</span><span style='color:black'>Executive</span><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;<br>
&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span style='color:red'>
name</span><span style='color:blue'>=&quot;</span><span style='color:black'>Competency
Class</span><span style='color:blue'>&quot;&gt;</span><span style='color:black'>Decision
Making</span><span style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;<br>
&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span style='color:red'>
name</span><span style='color:blue'>=&quot;</span><span style='color:black'>Code</span><span
style='color:blue'>&quot;&gt;</span><span style='color:black'>452</span><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;<br>
&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009746"><span style='color:black'>3.3.4</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>Some use cases require a trading partner to reference a
competency definition by an identifier, but to also pass along certain
modifying or supplementary information. A common modifier is proficiency level,
which refers to a rating of the degree or extent of the competency. The intent
might be to reference a single competency definition and to express different
proficiency levels that might be required by a position or possessed by a human
resource. To accommodate this type of need, a
&#8220;SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType&#8221; has been created that includes a
CompetencyId and an optional &#8220;ProficiencyLevel&#8221;.&nbsp;
ProficiencyLevel is defined as a string so that it might accommodate both
numeric and non-numeric ratings. No attributes relating to the ProficiencyLevel
scale are necessary. Because this is a reference to a definition within a known
and pre-agreed upon taxonomy, it is assumed that the sending organization will
provide a proficiency level value that is meaningful within the proficiency
level scale for the target competency.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b>Example:</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReference<span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span>urn:SkillSourceX:A0BA2874-82D5-49AB-8929-CD6E99BE5656-1<span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>IdValue</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span><span style='color:maroon'>CompetencyId</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='color:blue'>&lt;</span><span style='color:maroon'>ProficiencyLevel</span><span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span>9.5<span style='color:blue'>&lt;</span><span
style='color:maroon'>ProficiencyLevel</span><span style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><span style='color:blue'>&lt;/</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReference<span
style='color:blue'>&gt;</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Note that the
global element, SpecifiedCompetencyReference, is defined in the schema, but it
is assumed that schema designers would generally use the
SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType with an element name relevant to the specific
business context.</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009747"><span style='color:black'>3.3.5</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Extensions</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal>A first use of SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType is in the
HR-XML AssessmentCatalog schema. That schema includes a
&#8220;CompetencyAssessed&#8221; element that is an extension of the type
SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal>The CompetencyAssessed element extends the base
SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType by allowing for an optional CompetencyName.
For further information, please refer to the documentation for
CompetencyCatalog (See Appendix B &#8211; Related Documents).</p>

<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br clear=all
style='page-break-before:always'>
</span>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>

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name="_Toc493471782"></a><a name="_Toc493472079"></a><a name="_Toc493472482"></a><a
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name="_Toc493472839"></a>4<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Schema Design</h1>

<p class=MsoNormal>The following sections illustrate and explain the components
of the HR-XML Consortium&#8217;s Competency Schema.</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009749"><span style='color:black'>4.1.1</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>CompetencyId</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=627 height=85
src="CompetencyTypes_files/image003.jpg"></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009750"><span style='color:black'>4.1.2</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType</h3>

<p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=372 height=71
src="CompetencyTypes_files/image004.jpg"></p>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009751"><span style='color:black'>4.1.3</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Element Definitions</h3>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
 style='width:100.0%'>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="33%" style='width:33.58%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
  text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Elements and Attributes</span></b><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'> </span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
  text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" style='width:30.92%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
  text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>ContentModel</span></b><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'><br>
  <span style='color:green'>Data type</span> <br>
  <span style='color:blue'>Occurrence: <br>
  <u>S</u>equence | <u>C</u>hoice | <u>A</u>ll (minOccurs/maxOccurs)</span> <br>
  <span style='color:red'>Attributes</span> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
  text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Definition</span></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.58%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>/ <b>SpecifiedCompetencyReference</b> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.92%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>- <span style='color:green'>SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType
  - </span><span style='color:blue'>(1/1)</span> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>This is a globally scoped element that implements
  SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType. This data type is available for use in
  HR-XML schemas for referencing a competency definition paired with a specific
  proficiency level.</span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>&nbsp;<b>BusinessRule(s): </b>Typically, HR-XML
  schema designers would use SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType with an element
  name that is contextually relevant. </span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.58%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>/ SpecifiedCompetencyReference/<br>
  <b>CompetencyId</b> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.92%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>- <span style='color:green'>EntityIdType - </span><span
  style='color:blue'>S (1/1)</span> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>An identifier used to identify or reference a
  competency definition or node within a competency taxonomy.<br>
  <b>BusinessRule(s): </b>Competency taxonomies often include an identification
  code for each competency they include or define. &nbsp;Otherwise, competency
  identification codes or conventions are agreed upon among trading partners.</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="33%" valign=top style='width:33.58%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>/ SpecifiedCompetencyReference/<br>
  <b>ProficencyLevel</b> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.92%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>- <span style='color:green'>xsd:string - </span><span
  style='color:blue'>S (0/1)</span> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>Broadly speaking, a proficiency level is a rating on a
  prescribed scale indicating the amount or extent of a competency measured,
  observed, or required. </span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<h3><a name="_Toc109009752"><span style='color:black'>4.1.4</span></a><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Global Types</h3>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
 style='width:100.0%'>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="34%" valign=top style='width:34.06%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>/<br>
  <b>[SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType]</b> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign=top style='width:30.88%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>CompetencyId - <span style='color:green'>EntityIdType
  - </span><span style='color:blue'>S (1/1)</span> <br>
  ProficencyLevel - <span style='color:green'>xsd:string - </span><span
  style='color:blue'>S (0/1)</span> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>A data type is available for use within HR-XML
  schemas for constructing references to a competency definition paired with a
  specific proficiency level.</span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>Example:&nbsp; </span></b><span style='font-size:
  9.0pt'>HR-XML&#8217;s AssessmentCatalog schema has a CompetenciesAssessed
  element that extends the SpecifiedCompetencyReferenceType.</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
  <td width="34%" style='width:34.06%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt;color:white'>.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> </span></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" style='width:30.88%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>* This column shows a simple form of the content
  model for readability. Because of complex structures such as groups and
  nested occurrences, all of the content may not be included here. </span></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
  style='font-size:9.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<h1><a name="_Toc80079125"></a><a name="_Ref109010405"></a><a
name="_Ref109009810"></a><a name="_Ref109009772"></a><a name="_Ref109009765"></a><a
name="_Toc109009753"></a><a name="_Toc102811487"></a>5<span style='font-size:
7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Appendix B &#8211; Related Documents</h1>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=594
 style='width:445.5pt;margin-left:5.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:13.95pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.95pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><b>Reference</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.95pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><b>Link</b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Assessment Catalog Schema</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog.xsd">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog.xsd</a>
  </span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Assessment Catalog Query Schema</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery.xsd">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery.xsd</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Assessments Document</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/Assessments.html">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/Assessments.html</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Assessment Catalog Examples</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog.xml">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog.xml</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog2.xml">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog2.xml</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog3.xml">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalog3.xml</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Assessment Catalog Query Examples</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery.xml">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery.xml</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
  href="http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery2.xml">http://ns.hr-xml.org/2_5/HR-XML-2_5/Assessment/AssessmentCatalogQuery2.xml</a></span></p>
  <p class=tabletext><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>URN Syntax, ITEF
  2141</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2141.txt</span></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Uniform Resource
  Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax, ITEF 2396</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt</span></span></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>

<h1>6<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Appendix B &#8211; Document History</h1>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=594
 style='width:445.5pt;margin-left:5.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:13.95pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.95pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><b>Date</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-left:none;background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.95pt'>
  <p class=tabletext><b>Description</b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>2005 July 6</p>
  </td>
  <td width=396 valign=top style='width:297.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:
  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>Draft circulated</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid;height:14.85pt'>
  <td width=198 valign=top style='width:148.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
  border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.85pt'>
  <p class=tabletext>2005 July 13</p>
  </td>
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  <p class=tabletext>Incorporated feedback / Typographical corrections and
  edits for clarity.</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>2005 Dec 15</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>Minor edits from CPO review.</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>2006-Feb-28</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>Approved by Consortium</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>2007-Apr-15</p>
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  <p class=tabletext>Approved by Consortium</p>
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